Tell us about Swarthmore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not PP, but confused by your apparent distinction of pre-read and support? Isn’t the fact a recruit is going through the pre-read evidence that the recruit has the coach’s support?

Good question. My impression is that they go hand-in-hand. By virtue of requesting the pre-read the coach is supporting the kid’s application. Maybe I’m misunderstanding the process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not PP, but confused by your apparent distinction of pre-read and support? Isn’t the fact a recruit is going through the pre-read evidence that the recruit has the coach’s support?

Depends on the school but often a coach will put a larger number through the pre read and then depending on how many pass they offer admissions support to a subset of those. Maybe 6 at maximum will get support. Others may he told that if they can get in without support they have a spot on the team. Again it varies by school how much support/power a coach has.

[Anonymous]

DD is minoring in CS at Swarthmore. Plenty of opportunities to attend CS conferences and interview. It’s a very good school with big reputation. It’s not MIT though for CS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is minoring in CS at Swarthmore. Plenty of opportunities to attend CS conferences and interview. It’s a very good school with big reputation. It’s not MIT though for CS.

Any feedback from current seniors on salary offers? What type of companies come there to hire? MIT may be up there but I'd rather my kid take a little less in salary but have a great college experience. IT is important that the same or similar doors are open though..

[Anonymous]

Just curious. Who initiates the pre-read? Student or coach?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just curious. Who initiates the pre-read? Student or coach?

The coach. But you would already be talking to them and know you’re on their list if a current junior. For sophomores (depending on sport) you should reach out and share film until you can get on campus.

[Anonymous]

Would love to hear from anyone who has gone through the pre-read and particularly how things worked out in the end. My kid is going through recruitment. The knock on Swarthmore is that a coach's support really doesn't amount to much of a thumb on the scale, that even a green light at the pre-read stage is not as significant as you might think/hope, unlike every other college we're dealing with including Ivy and NESCAC. My kid loves the coach and the program. Without the sports hook she'd likely be rejected. I'd like to steer her away mainly because I fear that she doesn't get in during ED, and her one chance will be blown.

[Anonymous]

Swarthmore seems to have a very unique approach to engineering. Any thoughts from grads and/or practicing engineers as to their program’s quality and career-preparedness? My daughter wants the LAC experience and yet wants to study engineering so it’s a tough hybrid to find. Most LAC’s offer at best a physics or a non-certified engineering degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore seems to have a very unique approach to engineering. Any thoughts from grads and/or practicing engineers as to their program’s quality and career-preparedness? My daughter wants the LAC experience and yet wants to study engineering so it’s a tough hybrid to find. Most LAC’s offer at best a physics or a non-certified engineering degree.

Swarthmore is overrated to begin with, one has to wonder how good its engineering department really is. It would be difficult for a liberal arts college to duplicate even a state university engineering dept because of the cost of the infrastructure. There are schools like Wellesley that partners with Olin and MIT to address liberal arts college’s shortcomings. I’d be skeptical of Swarthmore’s going it alone. If PP could visit Swarthmore engineering, s/he might want to use a state university engineering dept as a yard stick. I doubt Swarthmore’s engineering is as well funded as a state uni engineering dept.

[Anonymous]

There’s one ranking of Swarthmore engineering at #313 in the USA.


https://best-engineering-colleges.com/swarthmore-college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore seems to have a very unique approach to engineering. Any thoughts from grads and/or practicing engineers as to their program’s quality and career-preparedness? My daughter wants the LAC experience and yet wants to study engineering so it’s a tough hybrid to find. Most LAC’s offer at best a physics or a non-certified engineering degree.

Swarthmore is overrated to begin with, one has to wonder how good its engineering department really is. It would be difficult for a liberal arts college to duplicate even a state university engineering dept because of the cost of the infrastructure. There are schools like Wellesley that partners with Olin and MIT to address liberal arts college’s shortcomings. I’d be skeptical of Swarthmore’s going it alone. If PP could visit Swarthmore engineering, s/he might want to use a state university engineering dept as a yard stick. I doubt Swarthmore’s engineering is as well funded as a state uni engineering dept.

Yikes, what an ill-informed post. Swarthmore is one of the most well-funded colleges on earth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore seems to have a very unique approach to engineering. Any thoughts from grads and/or practicing engineers as to their program’s quality and career-preparedness? My daughter wants the LAC experience and yet wants to study engineering so it’s a tough hybrid to find. Most LAC’s offer at best a physics or a non-certified engineering degree.

Swarthmore is overrated to begin with, one has to wonder how good its engineering department really is. It would be difficult for a liberal arts college to duplicate even a state university engineering dept because of the cost of the infrastructure. There are schools like Wellesley that partners with Olin and MIT to address liberal arts college’s shortcomings. I’d be skeptical of Swarthmore’s going it alone. If PP could visit Swarthmore engineering, s/he might want to use a state university engineering dept as a yard stick. I doubt Swarthmore’s engineering is as well funded as a state uni engineering dept.

Yikes, what an ill-informed post. Swarthmore is one of the most well-funded colleges on earth.

Swarthmore College is well funded. We are talking about Swarthmore engineering. Engineering dept isn’t cheap. I’d be skeptical Swarthmore engineering is as good as a state uni engineering dept.

[Anonymous]

^^ Yep, precisely the reason you have to take answers here with a grain of salt. Morons like the one above abound. Your best bet is to take a look at where their engineers go on to work or study. My understanding is that many Swarthmore engineering grads continue to grad school, which is unusual for the discipline. The school’s reputation is superb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ Yep, precisely the reason you have to take answers here with a grain of salt. Morons like the one above abound. Your best bet is to take a look at where their engineers go on to work or study. My understanding is that many Swarthmore engineering grads continue to grad school, which is unusual for the discipline. The school’s reputation is superb.

https://best-engineering-colleges.com/swarthmore-college

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore seems to have a very unique approach to engineering. Any thoughts from grads and/or practicing engineers as to their program’s quality and career-preparedness? My daughter wants the LAC experience and yet wants to study engineering so it’s a tough hybrid to find. Most LAC’s offer at best a physics or a non-certified engineering degree.

Swarthmore is overrated to begin with, one has to wonder how good its engineering department really is. It would be difficult for a liberal arts college to duplicate even a state university engineering dept because of the cost of the infrastructure. There are schools like Wellesley that partners with Olin and MIT to address liberal arts college’s shortcomings. I’d be skeptical of Swarthmore’s going it alone. If PP could visit Swarthmore engineering, s/he might want to use a state university engineering dept as a yard stick. I doubt Swarthmore’s engineering is as well funded as a state uni engineering dept.

Yikes, what an ill-informed post. Swarthmore is one of the most well-funded colleges on earth.

Swarthmore College is well funded. We are talking about Swarthmore engineering. Engineering dept isn’t cheap. I’d be skeptical Swarthmore engineering is as good as a state uni engineering dept.

So...what you have to offer us is your skepticism. Based on nothing. Gotcha. Hey thanks. So glad you stopped by.